27 missing, 13 dead after Sudanese migrant ship sinks off Tunisian coast
The boat was carrying 42 people, all of them Sudanese.
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The boat was carrying 42 people, all of them Sudanese.
Boat set off from the Tunisian coastal town of Sfax. There were 42 people on board, all Sudanese. Two people were rescued. Tunisia has replaced Libya as the main exit country for people fleeing poverty and conflict in other parts of Africa and the Middle East towards Europe. Last year, nearly 1,000 people who drowned off Tunisian coast, authorities said. That is more than in any previous year. The boat sank shortly after setting sail - while trying to cross the Mediterranean.
The bodies of 13 Sudanese migrants have been recovered and 27 others are missing after a boat sank on Wednesday off the coast of Tunisia having set off from Sfax, a Tunisian judicial official said on Thursday.
They have vowed to continue their fight till they find out what happened to their disappeared loved ones.